[mythtv-users] Force videomode for mythvideo and mythdvd

[Michael T. Dean]

Kristian Kalweit wrote:

> I use different video modes for menu and playback. There is an gui in 
> myths configuration menu, where you can set this modes. So menu is at 
> my system 800x600 and playback of recordings is 720x576 (PAL, overscan 
> !!!). This is a very nice combination because my video chip (epia 
> unichrome) has a "Noscale 720x576 overscan" mode. The playback in this 
> mode is very sharp and clear, because the video chip don't scale at all.
>
> Now, I also want to switch to this overscan mode, if I start to play 
> something in mythvideo and mythdvd. Is there a way to force xine into 
> a special video mode? Or, do I have to patch myth to switch the modes 
> before playback, and  back when  playback ends?

# use XVidModeExtension when switching to fullscreen
# bool, default: 0
gui.use_xvidext:1

Mike